Bishop Murder Still a Mystery

At week’s end, officials revealed no new information about the stabbing death of 22 year old James Rambeau of Bishop. Authorities did say that an autopsy performed in Orange County confirmed stab wounds.

It was Saturday, June 20th that a call went in to the Inyo Sheriff’s Department about a possible stabbing. Deputies responded to a home on the Bishop Indian Reservation. They found James Rambeau wounded. He was rushed to Northern Inyo Hospital but pronounced dead.

Officers developed leads and arrested 18 year old Louis Laplat for murder. His bail was set at $1 million.

The question remains – What happened? Sheriff Bill Lutze had said his officers were still trying to determine that as they continued serving search warrants and questioning witnesses. (Photo: James Rambeau)

This tragic event was made more so with the news that Rambeau’s wife is pregnant.

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About Benett Kessler

Always interested in writing, Benett was the editor of her high school paper, proceeded to the University of Chicago and then out West where she and John Heston formed Eastern Sierra News Service in Inyo County. They fed film to KNXT in Los Angeles and co-wrote and produced the first daily radio news in the Eastern Sierra. Their work ranged from a published news magazine to the first television newscast. They continued to provide videotaped news to KABC and other news outlets. After a seat on the Mammoth Times board and work as newswriter, Benett formed her own company, Sierra Broadcasters and launched an FM radio station, now KSRW and a broadcast television station, KSRW-TV33. The latest addition - Sierrawave.net. Her company motto: Comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable.